Job Description
rate :- 150K/M
location :- PAN INDIA
exp :- 8+ years
Sr. SAM Consultant
Position Summary:
The Senior Software Asset Management (SAM) Consultant (L3) should be highly specialized IT governance and a licensing expert. Expert in overseeing complex software license compliance (Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, IBM), and lead strategic audits, cost optimizations for global clients.
Key Responsibilities
· The role requires extensive experience in managing SAP license management, understanding the products of SAP from a licensing perspective, including understanding agreements, licensing mechanisms, various metrics, and rules.
· Lead software license reconciliation and baseline calculations for tier-1 vendors (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Adobe, VMware, Red Hat).
· Reviewing existing license contracts and usage data to ensure compliance with licensing terms.
· Analysing user access patterns to recommend appropriate license types.
· Generating Effective License Position (ELP) reports, compliance statuses, and cost analyses.
· Staying informed about the latest trends and terminology in SAP and its products, other publishers products licensing.
· Conducting SAP and other publishers license audits and reviews to identify compliance issues and suggest solutions.
· Advising clients on strategies to optimize SAP and other publishers licenses, maximizing value while minimizing costs.
· Advise customers on all SAP licensing topics, including named users, use types, engines, indirect/digital access
· Advise customers on all SAP licensing topics, including named users, use types, engines, indirect/digital access
· Act as the primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) during internal and external vendor audits.
· Develop “true-up” strategies and mitigate compliance risks to prevent financial penalties.
· Create customized compliance dashboards, automated workflows, and reporting mechanisms for executive stakeholders using tools of Snow, Flexera one etc.
· Identify cost-saving opportunities through license harvesting, downgrades, and reallocations.
· Advise clients on shifting from on-premise to complex cloud/subscription-based licensing models (AWS, Azure, SaaS).
· Provide tier-3 functional and technical escalation support
· Mentor junior and L2 consultants, reviewing their deliverables and guiding them on complex licensing scenarios.
· Experience: 8 to 12 years of core ITAM/SAM experience, with at least 3+ years in a senior consulting or L3 capacity at a global IT consultancy or enterprise.
· Licensing Knowledge: Deep understanding of server, core, and user-based licensing models for major publishers.
· Soft Skills: Exceptional stakeholder management, analytical problem-solving, and executive-level presentation skills.
Preferred Certifications
· ITIL 4 Foundation Qualification
· Certified Software Asset Manager (CSAM)
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Experience: 3-5 Years .
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